We already store medical data (you can see your own by going to My Account -> click your name -> Medical info) and we protect it the same way we protect credit card data: PCI DSS compliance, strong encryption, limited access, etc. There is the fact that organizers need access to the medical data but the only way to get it as an organizer (as of today) is to print off a single PDF which is designed to be handed to the ambulance crew.

It's not directly relevant to you in Canada but we are not subject to HIPPA because we are not a "covered entity". Nonetheless, we treat the information very seriously and we believe our system is at least as secure and private as any filing cabinet in a club HQ/office/home.

In short, they have experience handling sensitive medical information, and do take it very seriously.

I'm investigating options for online license applications for the 2015 season. I would like to gauge everyone's comfort level with submitting medical information online.

I have no issue with online applicatrion process, but unless you have a very secure system I donot want medical documents signed by a physcian exposed to the vagaries of the net, email is not even close to secure enough for this information. ThanksDana

I agree with Dana and was looking for one more option in your poll - 5) It depends. If its a secure closed (i.e not public) online system, then no problem. not fond of the 3 options you list but I'n not a "No". Make sense?

Nope, sorry. Not gonna happen. It's difficult enough to get a busy physician to fill out a paper form. The odds of getting one to sit down and figure out a website-based form are slim to none. If this proposal only involves the self-declaration form, then there's no advantage to an online form anyway, since logbook, membership card, cheque, photo etc must be sent in hardcopy regardless.

The intention is that you would scan/take a picture with your phone/etc. of the paper medical form and submit that. The intention is to offer a fully online application; attach the medical form and picture, and pay online.

I'd like to see it get easier on the WCMA folks before easier on us racers. It really isn't that hard for me to fill out the forms, put them in an envelope, and mail it off. If Gail/everyone else would now have to print out/cut out/etc, I'd rather leave it as is.

I don't know that I have any good suggestions, in any case, I wouldn't be terribly concerned with sending my current medical stuff via the net - there isn't really any special info on the form that I can think of.